New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
SILK SAILS FOR FAST YACHTS.
ANEW MATERIAL FOR SPINNAKERs.

PLANS FOR THE bEAWhNHAkA AND AIlANIlC RE-
GATTAs-THE ANACONDA LAUNCHED.
dispatch from Boston announces that the new steel
sloop which General Paine is building at Wilmington to
defend the Americas Cup against the the Thistle VIII
have silk spinnaker II this is the English yachts
men will be justified in charging that an idea
has been borrowed FROM them. For several
years balloon sdls OF what is known as union
silk have been carried by English cutters and the lrex
and Thistle have immense spinnakers OF this material
It made of and silk the warp being Of the baser
material, and is not so expensive as 10 prevent us
coming into common for the light sails OF racing
boats As 1t is about one-third lighter than common
drill, its advantages are at once apparent Not only
soils OF which 1t is made be much lighter than
made of cotton drill but so light that the least
breath of air fills 1t and stand ont in its proper
position Tho cup defenders spinnaker Will con-
tain about 100 yards of the union silk and will weigh
abont $50 pounds
The new thrd-cass sloop Anaconda was sue
cessfully launched Mt Po!llon's Brooklyn Ship
yard at high tide yesterday morning. She was built
for John G. Prague the architect upon lines drawn by
Philip Ellsworth, and looks though she would mako
record In her class Her stem Is straight and her stern
has overhang Of six feet inches Her principle d
mansions Length ALL 60 feet inches length
at load water-llne, so feet inches; breadth or
beam Is feet inches mast from deck to hounds, 90
feet mast head feet topmast from fid to truck 81
feet; manboom SO feet gaf, 81 feet; bowsprit out
board % feet inches; spinnaker BOOM 90 feet she
is single rugged forward and will carry no
fitted by Philip b. Low and her sails were made by John
NJ Sawyer. She will be ready to go into commission III
The Atlantic Yacht Club will distribute $2075 In
prizes to the winning boats OF its fleet at the regatta on
June T. The yachts will be divided into twelve classes
follows:
Glass for schooners = feet and Ouer at tho water lno'
b. schooners under rs feet first prize $780, second
cutters rs feet and first prize
Glass b. sioops and cutters 10 feet; first prze
Class F. sloop and cutters from Sc fee first prize
Class F. soops and cutters from Sc feet first prize
$780, second 500
Glass G. soops and cutters from al to IS tcot first prize
Class H. oops and cutters from IS Al fee first prize
Class soops and cutters from 80 35 feet first prize
Class j. sloops and cutters from 80 first prize
Glass sloops and cutters first prize sS5
Class l. open b and mansan boats; prize s25,
Class NJ catrlgged boats, first prize s25. second sl5
The course for classes A. B, O, D. E. and G will he
buoy No. gig at the Southwest Spit aud for the small
boats to and around buoy No. i at the West Bank
the club house Tompknsve oyster Island and re-
Handsome prizes win be awarded Ito to the the
all the yachts the fleet will considered entered
In order to reduce the chances OF accident to minimum
mantOpmast-staysaiL
The the annual Cornthiau of the Sea
close at June o. The is open to yachts OF
the NewYork Atlantic. Larchmont. Eastern, New-Bed
ford, Knickerbocker and New-Haycn clubs, aud tho
classes and prizes divided as follows:
class measuring over 10 feet load water
line length; value OF prize. 800.
cABx sLoors ANp crTrERslst class, al measuring II
feet load water line length and over Prize 800
81 class. as and less than IS feet prize sl25;
4th class 80 and less than IS feet Prize. $780,
9th class, less than 80 feet prize, So
Prizes will be given the members OF the winning
schooners and first and second class soops and
cut will be allowed carry professional crows but
the boats OF all other classes must be manned by
only. All tho boats however. must be steercd by
amateurs The course OF schooner and FIRST second aud
third class sloOps will 10 the regular New YORK Yacht
Club from buoy No Is TO aud around h1 sandy
Hook lighshp and return to buoy No 10. Fourth class
soops and cutters Will sail TO aud around the scotland
lghtshp. and fifth class TO and around buoy No. OIL tho
point OF Sandy Hook.
The Titania was hauled up on the marine railway at
City Island yesterday 70 have her bottom examined
She found be all right and will accompany the
Seawanhaka feet on Decoration Day.
last night and she will join the marine parade tomorrow
There Is likelihood OF brush between her and tho
Gana which arrived from Boston on Friday and Is on
East Twenty -eighth-st
The new house Of the New-ROchclle Yacht Club on
Echo Island in New Rochelle HarbOr was opened last
night. Access 10 the island was had By means OF
steam launch which Will be run at regular intervals
throughout the The house Is handsomely dec
Grated and furnished and from Its balconies magnin-
cent view OF the Sound may be obtained.
The schooner yacht Eselle which was purchased Iast
winter from ex-Commodorc James d. smith Dy John !.
Philips Is lying oil her owners country nome AT orcht
Neck L. l. She will not enter any OF the regatas thls
her cOntemplates an extended trip 10
the eastward with his family aud a few guests.
C. Posty's schooner KesOlutc which Is being nttcd
Poilons ship yard will be ready to so into con-
The annual regatta Of the Yorkvlle Yacht Club will
this afternoon of Oak Point over thirty Doas are
entered